Waitrose
Supermarket Company Information
About
The Waitrose Company
Waitrose combine the convenience of a supermarket with the expertise
and service of a specialist shop. Above all they take pride in the
freshness and quality of their food. Fresh produce arrives daily
from all over the world. Bread is baked throughout the day on the
premises. They seek out fresh fruit and vegetables all year round.
And their fresh poultry and meat selection is always of the highest
quality.
Waitrose Company History
When Wallace Waite, Arthur Rose and David Taylor opened their first
small grocery shop at 263 Acton Hill, West London in 1904, little
did they know that within a century the company would have become
one of the country's leading food retailers employing over 27,000
people.
The
John Lewis Partnership acquired the business in 1937, opening the
first Waitrose supermarket in 1955. Today there are over 140 branches,
dedicated to offering quality, value and customer service.
There
are Waitrose shops in the South of England, East Anglia, the Midlands
and Wales. Locations range from high streets to edge of town sites
and vary in size from just 7,000 square feet to approximately 56,000
feet. The John Lewis Partnership as a whole employs nearly 60,000
Partners and has a turnover in excess of £4 billion. As well
as Waitrose, it runs 26 John Lewis department stores throughout
the UK, several manufacturing concerns and a farm.
Waitrose aims to combine the convenience of a supermarket with the
expertise and service of a specialist shop. They also offer you
a Price Commitment to ensure you always get good value for money
when shopping at Waitrose.
The
John Lewis Partnership
The John Lewis Partnership is one of the UK's top ten retail businesses
with 26 John Lewis department stores and more than 160 Waitrose
supermarkets. It is also the country's largest employee cooperative
with over 59,000 staff. They believe that the commitment of Partners
to the business is a unique source of competitive advantage which
has fuelled 75 years of profitable growth and a reputation amongst
customers and suppliers unparalleled in the UK retail industry.
Waitrose Headquarters are based at:
Waitrose Central Offices,
Southern Industrial Area,
Bracknell,
Berkshire
RG12 8YA
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